1. 1.Where do you think these laws came from? 2.Is this a primary or secondary source of information? 3. Analyze what is described. What can you tell about this society? 196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. [ An eye for an eye ] 198. If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina. 199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value. 209. If a man strike a free-born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss. GPISD WH SCC #7 SE 20B, 24A, 29C, 29F SCC for 9/1/11

2. EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS HEBREWS The first civilizations were developed in four river valleys around 3500 BC. Each river valley had a mild climate and a water highway to other places. Water from the rivers could be used for drinking and cooking food. Each of the valleys had a flood plain where the overflowing river would deposit fertile soil. The rich soil led to abundant harvests and food surpluses.

4. Ancient India -5,000 years ago -settled in the Indus River Valley -very rich soil due to annual floods by the local river

5. Agriculture and Building -farmers grew barley, wheat, dates, and melons -food surpluses allowed farmers to be able to supply large cities with food -over 1,000 cities in the Indus River have been found so far -archaeologists have found artifacts that suggest it was an advanced culture: dockyards, granaries, warehouses, and brick platforms -almost all of the houses were connected to public sewers and a water supply

6. Trade and Collapse -trade was very important -many clay items have been found by archaeologists over the years -they have found kilns (for pottery) and evidence of the use of metals -no one is sure why this civilization collapsed, but there is evidence that it ended suddenly

7. Notes Ancient India -Indus river’s floods made soil great for farming -houses connected to water and sewage -much evidence of the use of clay and metals -civilization ended mysteriously and abruptly